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Allotment of one-acre Amenity Land to FPCCI at Gwadar hailed

Members of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) and the business community of the country have hailed the announcement made by Provincial Minister Baluchistan Hussain Islam on behalf of Chief Minister (CM) Mir Abdul Quddus Bizenjo for allocation of free of cost one acre amenity land to FPCCI for establishment of its liaison office at Gwadar.

Senior Vice President Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Syed Mazhar Ali Nasir and Vice President Mr. Tariq Haleem while appreciating the announcement of the Provincial Minister said that the establishment of FPCCI office at Gwadar in the backdrop of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) activities is the need of the hour to facilitate the businessmen and it will also help in liaisoning with the Government as well as foreign investors.

Business community leader, S. M. Muneer urged the Baluchistan government for early allotment of land to FPCCI so that it could have its office functional as soon as possible which is the desire of the Members of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry.—INP

The Newspaper's Staff CorrespondentOctober 25, 2017QUETTA: The provincial cabinet on Tuesday approved the draft for establishing a medical university in Balochistan.Health minister Mir Rehmat Saleh Baloch made the announcement while speaking at a press conference after a cabinet meeting.“The cabinet has approved the draft of the medical university which would be presented in the current session of the Balochistan Assembly,” he said, adding with the assembly’s approval the Bolan Medical College would be converted into a medical university.Published in Dawn, October 25th, 2017

The Rise of China-Europe RailwaysMarch 6, 2018The Dawn of a New Commercial Era?For over two millennia, technology and politics have shaped trade across the Eurasian supercontinent. The compass and domesticated camels helped the “silk routes” emerge between 200 and 400 CE, and peaceful interactions between the Han and Hellenic empires allowed overland trade to flourish. A major shift occurred in the late fifteenth century, when the invention of large ocean-going vessels and new navigation methods made maritime trade more competitive. Mercantilism and competition among Europe’s colonial powers helped pull commerce to the coastlines. Since then, commerce between Asia and Europe has traveled primarily by sea.1Against this historical backdrop, new railway services between China and Europe have emerged rapidly. Just 10 years ago, regular direct freight services from China to Europe did not exist.2 Today, they connect roughly 35 Chinese…